Fine Pardessus de Viole by and labelled Dietrich.M.Kessler, ...

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£2,000 - £3,000

Fine Pardessus de Viole by and labelled Dietrich.M.Kessler, London, 1952, no. 4, the back and sides of medium flamed maple, the spruce table of a medium width grain narrowing towards the flanks, the peg box with foliate carved back and terminating in the head of St Cecilia, case
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** Dietrich Kessler was an extremely highly regarded viol maker and instrument expert, who became an important figure for those at the forefront of early music movement and this is a very fine example of his work. He sadly passed away nearly twenty years ago aged seventy-seven